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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

I. O. INU-El-LSOLL, OF REEN POINT, NFHV YORK, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND H. F. DOUGHERTY, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT FOR SECURING METALLIC BANDS ON COTTON-BALES.

Specification forming part of Letters latcnt No. 20,3 l l, dated May 18, 1355:.

. To @ZZ whom t 'muy concern:

Be it known that I, I. C. IncEnsoLL, of Green Point, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and improved lock for securing together the ends of metal bands or hoops for binding bales of cotton and other substances that are compressed in bale form; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this speciiication, in whichM Figure l is a longitudinal section of my improvement in a closed or locked state, securing the ends of a band. Fig. 2 is an outer face View of the same in a locked state. Fig. 3 is a detached face view of the same in an open or unlocked state.

Similar letters ot' reference indicate corre sponding parts in the several figures.

This invention consists in having a metal plate provided at each end with an opening or recess, through which the two ends of the hoop pass, and having a button riveted to the outer side of the plate, said button having recesses in its outer ends, at its face side, to receive the ends of the hoop, which are bent so as to pass into said recesses, and prevent it from casually moving, the button forming a secure lock, as hereinafter shown and described.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct my invention, I will proceed to describe it.

A represents a metal plate having openings c made through it at equal. distances from its center, said openings being. of rectangular form and extending nearly across the plate. The central portion of the plate A is a trifle higher than the ends beyond the openings c., as shown clearly in Fig. 1. The plate A is of course wider than the band to be fastened, for the openings a are sufficiently wide to receive the band. (See Fig. 2, in which thebaud is shown in red.)

B is a button, which is of metal, and secured by a screw or rivet, Z, to the plate A. The button is allowed to turn freely on the plate A. It is equal in width to the plat-e,

and a recess, c, is made in each end, said recess being sufficiently wide to receive the ends oi' the band.

r[he device is used as follows: Then the cotton or other article is fully compressed, the ends of the hoop (shown in red) are passed through the openings a a and bent over against the face of the plate A, the button B being turned at right angles with the plate, as shown in Fig. 3, so as to allow the ends of the hoop to pass through said openings. When the ends ofthe hoop are thus bent, the button B is turned back, so as to cover the ends of the hoop, which are then bent over the ends of the button and into the recesses c, as shown clearly in red, Fig. l. rlhe ends of the hoop consequently will effectually prevent the button from moving casually, while the ends of the hoop will be rmly held or locked. In case the ends of the hoop are too long to t in the recess c c they are cut-off and made of proper length. Y

I would remark that the inner edges of the openings c form quite obtuse angles, (see ai?) so that the band will not be liable to be cut when the bale is relieved from pressure, and the band subjected tothe strain caused by the compressed article. Of course it will be understood that any desirable number of hoops may be used on a bale, and a corresponding number oi' locks.

The plates A and bul-tons'l may be of eastmetal.

The button may be readily adjusted to the plate, and the device furnished at a trifling cost.

' Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The button B, pivoted to the plate A, provided with openings c c, the button B being provided with recesses c at its ends, and the whole arranged as and for the purpose specified.

l?. C. INGERSOLL.

Witnesses:

J. XV. Cconns, 1I. F. Doncnnn'rr. 

